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Strip away stats and skill points, and give all skills/runes to every character of the same class at the same levels, making the only difference between two Monks coming down to how they outfit their gear and hotbar. Make skill damage based solely on weapon damage percentages, and you're left with a system that is completely reliant on gear... then skim profits off the top of a real-money auction house.
Dumb down the interface to the point of absurdity where, to choose a skill, you have only 3-5 predetermined skills to pick for each hotbar key. To gain full access to your characters' skills, you have to toggle a checkbox in the options menu, and then you're required to sort through pages of poorly and needlessly labeled groups... and that's the system used to replace a working skill page with all skills visible and drag-droppable from one location.
At least the PvP is coming via patch. I doubt robust RPG elements and character specializations ever will.
Dumb down the interface to the point of absurdity where, to choose a skill, you have only 3-5 predetermined skills to pick for each hotbar key. To gain full access to your characters' skills, you have to toggle a checkbox in the options menu, and then you're required to sort through pages of poorly and needlessly labeled groups... and that's the system used to replace a working skill page with all skills visible and drag-droppable from one location.
At least the PvP is coming via patch. I doubt robust RPG elements and character specializations ever will.
If this means that the game will come out soon, then I'm all for it. PvP was never a major part of Diablo anyways.
At least cut content is going to be released to us for free. Capcom and Bioware should start taking notes.
I wouldn't be annoyed about this if it weren't for the raft of DRM/restrictive systems Blizzard blamed on the multiplayer part. So I have all these horrible DRM systems, but I don't get the thing they were supposed to be for until after launch? Wut?
Blizzard doesn't release something unless it's finished. Unless that is SC2 with one campaign or Diablo 3 with no pvp or WoW:Cataclysm which still isn't ready.
blizzard is quickly becoming just another run of the mill dev. Publishers really need to learn not to run their best studios into the ground.
Its like ford buying Farrari and putting out crap cars and putting their badges on transit vans
Its like ford buying Farrari and putting out crap cars and putting their badges on transit vans
@omicron1:
"So I have all these horrible DRM systems, but I don't get the thing they were supposed to be for until after launch? Wut?"
The "thing they were supposed to be for" has just as much to do with PvE as with PvP: item duping and bot control. It's about access to items, and that's very important for PvE as well.
"So I have all these horrible DRM systems, but I don't get the thing they were supposed to be for until after launch? Wut?"
The "thing they were supposed to be for" has just as much to do with PvE as with PvP: item duping and bot control. It's about access to items, and that's very important for PvE as well.
I wont believe they wont charge people extra $$$ for PvP when I see it happen.
But really, who the fuck was going to play it for PvP anyway?
But really, who the fuck was going to play it for PvP anyway?
@Achromatis.
Probably the legions of fans that play World of Warcraft for the PvP, you know, that feature which was added into the game post launch.
Probably the legions of fans that play World of Warcraft for the PvP, you know, that feature which was added into the game post launch.
Sounds like they are going to do cool things with the PVP. Let them put the game out, and everyone can mess around in it and get used to the abilities. Then put in some kick ass PVP system that isn't just thrown together half ass. It sounds like the perfect way to do it, to me.
"I wont believe they wont charge people extra $$$ for PvP when I see it happen."
Double-negatives aside, Blizzard has a fairly long-standing tradition of releasing free content post-launch (Uber-Diablo, extra WC3 heroes and maps, extra SC2 maps and achievements), and this feature was promised to be in the original game. There's no way they'd charge extra for it now.
Double-negatives aside, Blizzard has a fairly long-standing tradition of releasing free content post-launch (Uber-Diablo, extra WC3 heroes and maps, extra SC2 maps and achievements), and this feature was promised to be in the original game. There's no way they'd charge extra for it now.
I am fine with this, PVP was a joke in D3 so hopefully they can improve upon this.
I just remember people teleporting around you try to cast their best spell or get in a quick hit or trapping you in bone cage before teleporting away....every battle was like this it seemed.
I just remember people teleporting around you try to cast their best spell or get in a quick hit or trapping you in bone cage before teleporting away....every battle was like this it seemed.
Feels like they're putting it off so they could get the game released at all. Not being a hater, I can't wait for this game (And PVP is something I'll never ever touch any way --honestly couldn't care less that its even in this game at all, its not necessary for Diablo, period), but it just stinks of "we've taken too long on this and now there's too much pressure"
@Arttemis
I really, REALLY hope you don't buy the game so the community isn't full of entitled, myopic, cry babies.
I really, REALLY hope you don't buy the game so the community isn't full of entitled, myopic, cry babies.
The original Diablo did fine with no PvP and it was dumb as tacks. I remember mouse-clicking my way through that without much effort. Nothing wrong with sticking to formula. Nothing right about it either, but nothing wrong.
People will spend an enjoyable fun week on the single player content and move on to something else.
People will spend an enjoyable fun week on the single player content and move on to something else.
Why do I feel that they're going to sell this "patch" as DLC or an expansion pack? Seriously, when has stripping a game to get it released faster been a good thing? It sure sounds like Blizzard really wants to get the game out, and considering that they're pretty much Activision's Valve, I can understand it. But wow, I don't know if I should feel happy or disgusted. My feelings are mixed. But to be fair, PvP wasn't that great in Diablo II.
Hmm, a bit late on the news Dtoid, but whatever.
Im just glad that I'll finally be able to EXECUTE this MoFo on my PC.
PvP is an important part of the game, but if Postponing it means getting my hands on Diablo III a bit earlier, then please, do us the favour Blizzard !
Im just glad that I'll finally be able to EXECUTE this MoFo on my PC.
PvP is an important part of the game, but if Postponing it means getting my hands on Diablo III a bit earlier, then please, do us the favour Blizzard !
@Nick Jones Little game called Diablo 2 comes to mind, you know one of the highest selling pc games of all time, it got tons of content stripped to make its shipped date, content we never ever got to see, the game still did incredibly well for corporate making a target date is almost always more important than content. Also, why would they sell the pvp as DLC, a TINY minority of people care about pvp in diablo anyway, that would make them even less money from the RMAH, so in what sense would they WANT to do that.
So, essentially, if I buy early, I'll have a grace period of simply co-op before preadolescent-minded douches start hounding me to "PVP NAOW" and call me a pussy when I decline?
Blizzard, you may have stumbled upon the best day-one purchase incentive EVER.
Blizzard, you may have stumbled upon the best day-one purchase incentive EVER.
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